Don Sutton
Bats R Throws R6'1" 185 lbBorn 1945 Clio, USADebut 1966Team LAD4x All-Star
Awards: All-Star Game MVP, Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, TSN All-Star
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1988 | LAD | 16 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.087 | 0.125 | 0.087 | 0.212 | -49.2 |
| 1987 | CAL | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1986 | CAL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1985 | CAL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1984 | ML4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1983 | ML4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1982 | ML4 | 34 | 74 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0.162 | 0.186 | 0.162 | 0.347 | -1.5 |
| 1981 | HOU | 23 | 62 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0.137 | 0.228 | 0.137 | 0.365 | 10.8 |
| 1980 | LAD | 32 | 73 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0.078 | 0.092 | 0.078 | 0.170 | -68.7 |
| 1979 | LAD | 33 | 86 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.143 | 0.154 | 0.143 | 0.297 | -28.4 |
| 1978 | LAD | 34 | 90 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0.083 | 0.132 | 0.083 | 0.215 | -49.9 |
| 1977 | LAD | 33 | 91 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 0.151 | 0.235 | 0.178 | 0.413 | 14.6 |
| 1976 | LAD | 35 | 99 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 0.083 | 0.144 | 0.095 | 0.240 | -36.9 |
| 1975 | LAD | 35 | 96 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0.138 | 0.179 | 0.150 | 0.329 | -12.2 |
| 1974 | LAD | 40 | 111 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0.184 | 0.216 | 0.204 | 0.420 | 17.1 |
| 1973 | LAD | 33 | 97 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0.119 | 0.167 | 0.131 | 0.298 | -20.2 |
| 1972 | LAD | 33 | 105 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0.143 | 0.170 | 0.143 | 0.313 | -20.5 |
| 1971 | LAD | 39 | 95 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0.216 | 0.242 | 0.239 | 0.480 | 36.5 |
| 1970 | LAD | 40 | 100 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 0.155 | 0.253 | 0.202 | 0.455 | 33.3 |
| 1969 | LAD | 41 | 108 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0.153 | 0.162 | 0.153 | 0.315 | -16.2 |
| 1968 | LAD | 36 | 72 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0.177 | 0.197 | 0.177 | 0.374 | 6.0 |
| 1967 | LAD | 43 | 84 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0.133 | 0.156 | 0.160 | 0.316 | -12.4 |
| 1966 | LAD | 38 | 86 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0.183 | 0.202 | 0.207 | 0.410 | 15.3 |
| Career | | 785 | 1559 | 64 | 195 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 60 | 365 | 0.144 | 0.183 | 0.157 | 0.340 | -8.2 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 1988 | LAD | 3 | 6 | 3.92 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 87.3 | 380 | 7 | 30 | 44 | | | |
| 1987 | CAL | 11 | 11 | 4.70 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 191.7 | 795 | 38 | 41 | 99 | | | |
| 1986 | CAL | 15 | 11 | 3.74 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 207.0 | 853 | 31 | 49 | 116 | | | |
| 1985 | CAL | 15 | 10 | 3.86 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 226.0 | 943 | 25 | 59 | 107 | | | |
| 1984 | ML4 | 14 | 12 | 3.77 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 212.7 | 912 | 24 | 51 | 143 | | | |
| 1983 | ML4 | 8 | 13 | 4.08 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 220.3 | 925 | 21 | 54 | 134 | | | |
| 1982 | ML4 | 17 | 9 | 3.06 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 249.7 | 1012 | 18 | 64 | 175 | | | |
| 1981 | HOU | 11 | 9 | 2.61 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 158.7 | 624 | 6 | 29 | 104 | | | |
| 1980 | LAD | 13 | 5 | 2.20 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 212.3 | 833 | 20 | 47 | 128 | | | |
| 1979 | LAD | 12 | 15 | 3.82 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 226.0 | 927 | 21 | 61 | 146 | | | |
| 1978 | LAD | 15 | 11 | 3.55 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 238.3 | 990 | 29 | 54 | 154 | | | |
| 1977 | LAD | 14 | 8 | 3.18 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 240.3 | 979 | 23 | 69 | 150 | | | |
| 1976 | LAD | 21 | 10 | 3.06 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 267.7 | 1093 | 22 | 82 | 161 | | | |
| 1975 | LAD | 16 | 13 | 2.87 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 254.3 | 1031 | 17 | 62 | 175 | | | |
| 1974 | LAD | 19 | 9 | 3.23 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 276.0 | 1148 | 23 | 80 | 179 | | | |
| 1973 | LAD | 18 | 10 | 2.42 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 256.3 | 1006 | 18 | 56 | 200 | | | |
| 1972 | LAD | 19 | 9 | 2.08 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 272.7 | 1061 | 13 | 63 | 207 | | | |
| 1971 | LAD | 17 | 12 | 2.54 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 265.3 | 1059 | 10 | 55 | 194 | | | |
| 1970 | LAD | 15 | 13 | 4.08 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 260.3 | 1109 | 38 | 78 | 201 | | | |
| 1969 | LAD | 17 | 18 | 3.47 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 293.3 | 1226 | 25 | 91 | 217 | | | |
| 1968 | LAD | 11 | 15 | 2.60 | 35 | 27 | 1 | 207.7 | 847 | 6 | 59 | 162 | | | |
| 1967 | LAD | 11 | 15 | 3.95 | 37 | 34 | 1 | 232.7 | 962 | 18 | 57 | 169 | | | |
| 1966 | LAD | 12 | 12 | 2.99 | 37 | 35 | 0 | 225.7 | 916 | 19 | 52 | 209 | | | |
| Career | | 324 | 256 | 3.26 | 774 | 756 | 5 | 5282.3 | 21631 | 472 | 1343 | 3574 | | | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1988 | LAD | P | 16 | 87 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.944 | |
| 1987 | CAL | P | 35 | 192 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1986 | CAL | P | 34 | 207 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0.941 | |
| 1985 | CAL | P | 34 | 226 | 8 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0.909 | |
| 1984 | ML4 | P | 33 | 213 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0.968 | |
| 1983 | ML4 | P | 31 | 220 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0.973 | |
| 1982 | ML4 | P | 34 | 250 | 22 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0.980 | |
| 1981 | HOU | P | 23 | 159 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0.946 | |
| 1980 | LAD | P | 32 | 212 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0.961 | |
| 1979 | LAD | P | 33 | 226 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0.976 | |
| 1978 | LAD | P | 34 | 238 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 1977 | LAD | P | 33 | 240 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0.978 | |
| 1976 | LAD | P | 35 | 268 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0.973 | |
| 1975 | LAD | P | 35 | 254 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0.961 | |
| 1974 | LAD | P | 40 | 276 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1973 | LAD | P | 33 | 256 | 12 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0.979 | |
| 1972 | LAD | P | 33 | 273 | 18 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0.981 | |
| 1971 | LAD | P | 38 | 265 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0.964 | |
| 1970 | LAD | P | 38 | 260 | 21 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0.942 | |
| 1969 | LAD | P | 41 | 293 | 19 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0.984 | |
| 1968 | LAD | P | 35 | 208 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0.974 | |
| 1967 | LAD | P | 37 | 233 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0.974 | |
| 1966 | LAD | P | 37 | 226 | 8 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0.952 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1986 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 1978 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 1977 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.100 |
| 1974 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.222 | 0.300 | 0.222 | 0.522 |
| Career | 15 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.100 | 0.182 | 0.100 | 0.282 |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 1986 | 0 | 0 | 1.86 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.72 |
| 1982 | 1 | 1 | 6.00 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18.0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1.28 |
| 1978 | 0 | 3 | 7.13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17.7 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.70 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 | 2.88 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25.0 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1.08 |
| 1974 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 30.0 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 0.70 |
| Career | 6 | 4 | 3.68 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 100.3 | 92 | 12 | 16 | 61 | 1.08 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 1988 | LAD | $350,000 |
| 1987 | CAL | $890,000 |
| 1986 | CAL | $890,000 |
| 1985 | CAL | $750,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.